Billy Russell (Australia)
Development Executive
Fremantle Australia

Billy is a Development Executive within Fremantle Australia's Unscripted team, working across documentary, factual and entertainment projects.

Prior to joining Fremantle, Billy was Head of Digital at ITV Studios Australia, where he oversaw the development and production of unscripted content formats for audio, digital and social platforms.


Fremantle has been creating, producing, distributing and investing in content worldwide for over 100 years. A global producer, Fremantle are part of the Bertelsmann group alongside Europe’s biggest broadcaster RTL Group; the world’s largest book publisher, Penguin Random House and leading music company BMG.


Seeking: premium factual features and series projects with a focus on streamer homes and the genres crime, sport, music, and / or talent driven, and docu-soaps.